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Curious to see how different people have done it. When you FIRST started, how did you acquire the funds to buy you first property? Mortgage? Savings from primary job? Inheritance?
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Do commercial lenders require that a borrower's net worth equal or exceed the property value? I've come across this requirement a few times in my research but doesn't look like it's common. Anyone had to meet that req...
I've been calling for an investor down in the South Florida area. Made 100k dials 5k contacts and only made 3 deals with a net profit of 17k as of 2020. I made more working 15$ and hour. I've started working for more ...
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So I have closed on 5 homes now in 6 months. Every time I am waiting for title to come back I feel like I am holding my breathe hoping it comes back "clean". I haven't had an issue with one yet. But I am always stress...
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Hi All! I'm a newbie here and stumbled upon this site as I recently started to explore the idea of investing in real estate. I am currently in the Akron area and thinking of starting off with investing in single famil...
Police raid my rental house that turn to marijuana house by tenants.Now I have many troubles. I have to spend money and time to restore my house. I know tenants name and ssn .Could I sue them for everything they did t...
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In the last couple of weeks, I cannot tell you how many times people have asked me, “is it still a good time to invest in real estate with everything going on?” My short and concise answer is “yes.” Let me explain why...
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I have noticed that Navy Fed has some interesting loan products. One is a 15% down investment loan. Has anyone ever used this? Another is Vet specific - a 0% NON_VA home loan for owner ocs. It has a higher interest ra...
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How would you guys recommend dealing with a tenant who is a family member and 100$ behind on rent and just brought a dangerous dog breed to live with him on the property? I don't want to ruin the relationship but I th...
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Unless you’re independently wealthy, when you purchase real estate you’ll need a real estate loan to close the deal. Such loans, usually called a mortgage, is the fiscal vehicle by which property buyers finance their ...